Restriction in hip internal rotation is associated with an increased risk of ACL injury.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Evidence suggests that femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) in athletes may increase the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study correlates ACL injury with hip range of motion in a consecutive series of elite, contact athletes and tests the hypothesis that a restriction in the available hip axial rotation in a dynamic in silico model of a simulated pivot landing would increase ACL strain and the risk of ACL rupture.

Methods

Three hundred and twenty-four football athletes attending the 2012 NFL National Invitational Camp were examined. Hip range of internal rotation was measured and correlated with a history of ACL injury and surgical repair. An in silico biomechanical model was used to study the effect of FAI on the peak relative ACL strain develope

SUBMITTER: Bedi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6388720 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature